Comments on: Do You Have Stage Comfort or Stage Fright When You Perform?

By: Steve Roye

Steve Roye — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 11:25:57 +0000

Great comment! This book is actually the basis for “The Secret Weapon” in chapter 9 of the Interactive Performing Guide that I personally used to overcome stage fright.

The Prof

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:51:28 +0000

Anyone struggling with this should read “What to say when you talk to yourself” by shad helmstetter. It talks about the same thing, about how your subconscious mind drives your actions, and with something like stage fright, as long as you are even just a little bit talented, that subconscious is THE difference between success or failure! No offense to the author of this article but the book is much better in showing you how to deal with it. Less “It’s YOUR responsiblity, YOUR fault” kind of stuff, and more practical advice for how to deal with it using positive self talk. It’s not anybody’s “fault”. Everybody has a subconscious dishing out doubt in some area of their life.

The book shows you how to CHANGE what that subconscious tells you. You can change it to tell you how GREAT and relaxed and confident you are on stage. It’s really AMAZING how powerful the subconscious is! Think on this…. all social skills are LEARNED. No one is born popular or good at stand up comedy. So it really IS all in your head! How would you perform your next show if you knew you were already a working famous comedian and your last show was a huge success on comedy central? How would you perform on your next show then? Would you 100% believe in yourself and your material? And now, how do you think your performance would be different even with the exact same material? Just from knowing you killed it on your comedy central special…. It really is ALL in your head!

By: Seymour Segnit

Seymour Segnit — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:37:43 +0000

Well said! When we focus on the questions we ask ourselves (such as, “What if I bomb onstage?” vs. “What if I nail it?”) we have the ability to change negative thoughts into positive ones, and thus transform ourselves into the powerful, engaging public speakers we seek to be.

Cheers,
Seymour
Seymour Segnit´s last blog ..Stage Fright. Are You Asking Yourself Questions that Help or Hinder?

By: David Laipple

David Laipple — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:45:50 +0000

Was on stage for the fourth time in my life Monday, Oct 26. I am better prepared now and take the stage with some confidence. The following day however, I reflected on the way my lack of total confidence led my performance to be robotic and forced. I need to develop more confidence to become a better performer.

Would be interested in advice that helps me do that.

Appreciate the blog,
David

By: Steve Roye

Steve Roye — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:31:27 +0000

Actually, I share my experience on how I eliminated stage fright in chapter 9 of the Interactive Performing Guide — it’s called The Secret Weapon.

The report I am working on will incorporate that information, along with additional methodologies that enhance the process.

The Prof